ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m anthony fontana.

  • Certified Holistic Peak Performance Coach
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE) Advanced Student
  • Trauma, Tension, & Stress Release (TRE) Provider
  • Yoga Therapist/Teacher, E-RYT 500
  • Usui Reiki Master & Animal Reiki Practitioner
  • Vocal Coach (Singing & Speechwork)

I am a graduate of The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio and UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, where he studied musical theatre and worked as an accompanist and music director. A proud SAG-AFTRA and AEA member, I also holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. I am E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, TRE Provider, Certified Holistic Peak Performance Coach, Reiki Master, and certified breath coach. My holistic coaching blends breathwork, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Bel Canto, Speech Level Singing, and Somatic Experiencing to help performers embody authentic, sustainable expression.

Over the years of myself as a performer, I trained with leading vocal coaches and ran a successful private voice studio for over a decade, coaching high school and college performers, emerging artists, and working entertainment professionals. I have been featured in Backstage Magazine’s “8 Great Vocal Coaches to Know in NYC and LA” and in VoyageLA’s “Meet Anthony Fontana of AMF Peak Performance.”

As a performer, I appeared in regional theatre and the original cast of an Off-Broadway musical, with credits including A Catbaret, Sweet Smell of Success, Rent, The Last Five Years, Popesical, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Pirates of Penzance, and Titanic. I received the LA Neo Noir Film Festival’s “Best Actor” award for the short film Rogue, and have coached Disney tour guides, yoga teachers, and martial arts professionals in healthy, powerful vocal technique.

My behind-the-scenes experience includes directing, producing, music directing, accompanying, and talent management. My as a music director and in-studio vocal coaching credits include I Love You Because, [title of show], and Edges, as well as studio work with Tony Award–winner Tim Kashani and Sony Music producer Thomas Barsoe. I have also led master classes in musical theatre, voice, and speech.

In addition to my work as a coach, I am a casting director with JS Snyder & Associates Casting, with work spanning independent films featuring Eric Roberts, theatrical productions, commercials, and music videos for artists including P!nk, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, and Jack Tempchin.

COACHING SESSIONS WILL BE

Personalized

Our work begins by getting a clear understanding of you — your goals, challenges, strengths, and the context of your life or work. Rather than following a preset formula, sessions are shaped around what you need most in the moment and how you function best.

The focus is on creating a personalized approach that feels relevant, supportive, and sustainable, so the work adapts as you grow and evolve.

targeted

The work is intentionally targeted to your goals and needs. Together, we identify what’s getting in the way of forward movement and focus on the areas that will create the most meaningful impact.

Whether the goal is improved focus, stronger follow-through, greater confidence, clearer expression, or more embodied presence, sessions are directed toward practical outcomes while staying responsive to your lived experience.

integrated

Growth works best when different parts of life aren’t treated separately. This approach recognizes that focus, performance, embodiment, and well-being are interconnected.

Rather than working on one area in isolation, sessions support the whole picture—helping awareness translate into action and effort into sustainable momentum that carries into daily life.

Support for the whole person — body, mind, and lived experience

My coaching work is grounded in a simple belief: meaningful growth happens when people feel supported enough to meet themselves honestly—without forcing change, performing competence, or burning out in the process.

I work with people who are thoughtful, driven, and deeply human — those who want to show up more fully in their lives, creative work, leadership roles, and teaching while staying connected to themselves along the way. Whether we’re working with movement, voice, focus, performance, or presence, the heart of the work is the same: helping you cultivate clarity, agency, and embodied self-trust.

How I Work

I take an integrative, embodied, and relational approach to coaching and mentorship.

Rather than applying a single method or framework, I work with the person in front of me—listening for what’s happening beneath the surface and responding in a way that supports sustainable, real-world change. The work is experiential and collaborative, grounded in what you’re actually living and navigating.

Across all of my work, I emphasize:

  • Presence over performance

  • Awareness over force

  • Discernment over rigid structure

  • Sustainability over urgency

  • Authentic expression over external validation

The goal isn’t to become someone else — it’s to move more fully into who you already are, with greater steadiness and clarity.

Who I Work With

While I work with individuals and couples from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences, I have particular experience working with performers and creatives in the entertainment and music industries, including actors, singers, musicians, and those working in production and creative roles.

I also work with business professionals, leaders, and executives who carry high levels of responsibility, decision-making, and visibility, and who want support that goes beyond surface-level productivity strategies.

In addition, I work with people who are navigating challenges related to focus, drive, follow-through, and organization — especially when these patterns are connected to overwhelm, burnout, nervous system dysregulation, or feeling stuck despite strong capability and motivation.

Many people come to this work because they:

  • Struggle to sustain focus or momentum

  • Feel internally driven but have difficulty executing consistently

  • Experience cycles of over-effort followed by shutdown or avoidance

  • Feel disconnected from their body, voice, or sense of direction

  • Want support that integrates awareness, embodiment, and practical skill-building

Some are drawn specifically to somatic coaching, wanting to understand how their body and nervous system shape performance, decision-making, and resilience. Others seek holistic peak performance coaching to clarify direction, values, or next steps in their lives. Many are looking for executive function support — not because they lack intelligence or ambition, but because they want systems and strategies that work with how they function rather than against it.

What connects the people I work with is not a diagnosis, role, or title, but a shared desire to move forward with greater clarity, agency, and sustainability — without forcing change or losing themselves in the process.

core values


CURIOSITY
AUTHENTICITY
MOVEMENT
EXPLORATION
INTEGRITY